Costs of building a home rise by almost 30 per cent in five years, Insurance Council of Australia finds
The cost to build a home in Australia has risen almost 30 per cent in five years, with…
Landholders still rebuilding 12 months after deepest snowfall in ‘living memory’
When New South Wales Northern Tablelands residents woke up to a snowfall last August, they couldn’t have imagined…
Japan earthquake survivors battle heat stroke in sweltering conditions as death toll rises
The death toll from a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Japan has reached 34, with 9,000 people displaced across the…
New Zealand on tsunami alert after 5.9-magnitude earthquake
New Zealand authorities on Thursday lifted the tsunami warning issued after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the west…
The networks we rely on face growing risk from natural disasters
At least $57 billion worth of infrastructure in Victoria is at risk from more frequent and severe bushfires,…
Deforestation and empty promises turn violent storms into deadly disasters
Months after floods killed more than a thousand people across Sumatra, residents are still digging their way out…
Weddings cancelled after road to Mount Wilson in the Blue Mountains fails
A Blue Mountains garden has been forced to cancel weddings as the only road into its village shuts…
Indonesian environmentalists blame rapid forest loss in Sumatra for severity of deadly floods
Indonesian environmental activists say the floods and landslides that have devastated parts of Sumatra have been made worse…
BHP Group found liable for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster
Global mining company BHP Group is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London’s…
SA government ‘cautiously optimistic’ about toxic algal bloom
South Australian government officials say they are “cautiously optimistic” about the outlook for the state’s algal bloom crisis,…
NT government exempts US military fuel tanks built unlawfully on Darwin Harbour from certification
The Northern Territory government has exempted 11 massive US military fuel tanks built unlawfully on Darwin Harbour from…
Aid agencies ask countries to send more funds to help Afghanistan after Sunday’s earthquake
ADVERTISEMENT Aid agencies in the worst affected areas of Afghanistan after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck on Sunday…